Fast laps, teams at the top of the table and unhappy fans

Tony Bellew celebrates; Manie Libbok from South Africa; John Stones after equalizing for Manchester City against Arsenal.Composite: Guardian Photo Desk

1. After their spectacular 2-2 draw at the Etihad on Sunday, Manchester City and Arsenal are still undefeated. Who are the other two teams without defeat in the Premier League this season?

   1. Chelsea and Fulham

   2. Brighton and Nottingham Forest

   3. Aston Villa and Bournemouth

   4. Newcastle and Brentford

2. Arsenal and Manchester City also met in the Women’s Super League on Sunday and also played out a 2-2 draw. Who scored against his former club?

   1. Vivianne Miedema

   2. Beth Mead

   3. Jess Park

   4. Frida Maanum

3. In rugby union, South Africa’s 29-28 defeat in Argentina cost them the chance to win the rugby league title – and their place as world number 1. Who replaced them?

   1. New Zealand

   2. Ireland

   3. France

   4. Argentina

4. Who admitted this week that “the game is testing me a little more than in the past?”

   1. Max Verstappen

   2. Sean Dyche

   3. Carlos Alcaraz

   4. Rory McIlroy

5. At the Singapore Grand Prix, which driver recorded the fastest lap and placed 18th out of 18 to finish the race?

   1. Daniel Ricciardo

   2. Lance’s Walk

   3. Pierre Gasly

   4. Valtteri Bottas

6. After five matches, which football club is currently top of Serie A?

   1. Juventus

   2. Naples

   3. Turin

   4. Udinese

7. The AFL Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions will take place on Saturday. This is the first “Granny” since 2006 not to feature any…

   1. Victoria teams

   2. Former AFL premiers

   3. Foreign players on both sides

   4. Pre-match musical entertainment

8. 

   Where in the world was this photo taken?

   1. Wembley Park

   2. Wentworth

   3. Portrush Royal

   4. Royal Birkdale

9. Which former Premier League player is the new head coach of the Australian men’s football team?

   1. Marc Viduka

   2. Tim Cahill

   3. Danny Tiatto

   4. Tony Popovic

10. The 2024 departmental championship ends this weekend. Who is currently the top scorer of the season in Division 1?

    1. Alex Davies (Warwickshire)

    2. Rory Burns (Surrey)

    3. David Bedingham (Durham)

    4. Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire)

11. Which American sports franchise is the latest to settle in Las Vegas?

    1. Kings of Los Angeles

    2. Oklahoma City Thunder

    3. Oakland A

    4. Houston Texans

12. The British Open Snooker takes place this week at the Centaur. Which event is the place most closely associated with?

    1. Cheltenham Festival

    2. Royal Ascot

    3. World Petanque Championship

    4. The Mosconi Cup

13. South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Yeji has landed her first acting role after her nonchalant technique won worldwide acclaim. What is the name of the production?

    1. Dead shot

    2. Shaker race

    3. Kim the cold hand

    4. Crush

14. Theater actress Thelma Ruby, 99, also known as Phyllis Pearce’s partner in cups of tea and slices of cake in Coronation Street, this week promised to do what?

    1. Cancel his Arsenal subscription as Keir Starmer gets a free run box

    2. Boycott Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans for a renovated Old Trafford

    3. Confront Howard Webb and demand the immediate resignation of Michael Oliver.

    4. Chain yourself to the gates of the All-England Tennis Club at Wimbledon

15. How much should Lord’s members pay for an adult single seat to see Days 1-3 of the World Test Championship final or England take on India in the third Test?

    1. £175

    2. £150

    3. £125

    4. £100

Solutions

1:B – Brighton and Forest also drew 2-2 on Sunday to preserve their unbeaten starts., 2:A – Miedema equalized for City in their opener against former club Arsenal, with Park giving the advantage to the visitors before the late leveling of Beth Mead. in the Emirates. , 3:B – Ireland lost top spot after being knocked out of the World Cup quarter-finals a year ago, but returned to the top, with Argentina climbing to sixth., 4 😀 – McIlroy, who narrowly missed out on the US Open title in June, lost in a playoff to Billy Horschel at Wentworth after another second place at last week’s Irish Open. “Two weeks in a row I played well. But not quite enough,” McIlroy reflects., 5:A – Ricciardo put new tires on his RB vehicle before setting the fastest lap on his last circuit . The Australian called it a “great way to say goodbye” to F1 – but the fact he took a point from Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s title rival Lando Norris raised eyebrows. 6:C – Il Toro lead Napoli, Udinese and Juve into an unexpected top four finish after beating Verona 3-2 last Friday despite manager Ivan Juric leaving for Roma., 7:A – Victoria is the traditional heartthrob sport, with 10 of the current 18 AFL teams playing there. Katy Perry will perform before the match after a minor row with organizers over how many new songs she could perform., 8:B – Former boxer Tony Bellew (and his I’m a Celebrity pal, Sam Thompson) celebrates an eagle during the Pro. -Am event ahead of the BMW Championship.,9:D – The former Crystal Palace defender took over after the resignation of Graham Arnold as the Socceroos struggled to secure a place at the 2026 World Cup.,10:C – South African Bedingham scored 1,265 points – all the more impressive considering he only played 10 matches compared to 13 for Davies (1,110), Hameed (1,084) and Burns (1,057). : C – The club of Billy Beane, of Moneyball fame – he is still an executive at the club – will leave California, just as it did in the past in Philadelphia and Kansas City. “Staying in Oakland was our goal, it was our mission and we failed to achieve it,” owner John Fisher said this week. , 12:A – The Centaur’s vast space provides indoor shelter during Cheltenham race meetings, with plenty of bars, food and live music. The snooker was a little calmer. Well, above all. , 13:D, 14:D – Ruby lives in a flat overlooking the club and told the Save Wimbledon Park meeting that she was determined to take a stand on environmental grounds against any expansion. “I look out the window several times a day and enjoy my view,” she said. “And that gives me the strength to carry on.”, 15:A – At £25 more than the unincreased price Oasis tickets, and despite empty seats in this year’s Sri Lanka Test at the “home of cricket”, from Such prices provoked outrage. Luckily, Lord’s has reduced day four tickets to…£150.

Sheet music

1. 15 years and over.

   It’s incredible. You are a star!

2. 12 and up.

   Wow! It’s a brilliant performance

3. 9 and up.

   Well done. You know a lot about sports

4. 6 and up.

   Very good. You could go places

5. 0 and above.

   You need to work on your finishes

6. 3 and above.

   At least you avoided relegation